2001 Beneteau 473

Priced for quick sale

Year:

2001

Length:

47'

Engine/Fuel Type:

Single / diesel

Located In:

St Petersburg, FL

Hull Material:

Fiberglass

YW#:

12184-3030922

Current Price:

US$ 187,900

Here's a cruiser to be proud of. "Kanaloa" was the featured vessel in Bob Bitchin's new Cruising Outpost Magazine and small wonder. She's fully equipped to carry her owner to the far horizons, whether that be across broad oceans or simply Tampa Bay. Electric winches, SSB radio, roller furling sails, shoal draft and a host of cruising amenities, including air conditioning, make this a must see boat. Located on the new brokerage deck of Massey Yacht Sales in the Salt Creek Marina District of St Pete.

One of Beneteau’s most successful designs, this 473 is an owner’s version that has never been in charter. She has been lovingly maintained by a professional boat captain and airline pilot with more than 40 years experience on the water.

She is shoal draft, has two staterooms, two heads with showers, a salon table that converts to a double berth, and a huge “garage” area. “Kanaloa” is mostly stock, and in excellent condition for continued cruising.

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This vessel is offered to all Florida licensed yacht brokers on a 50/50 commission split. Brokers not licensed in Florida should contact the central agent to make arrangements to conform to Florida law.

Courtesy showings are available to all out of state brokers and all CPYBs.

Accommodations
Number of double berths: 3
Number of cabins: 2
Number of heads: 2

Electrical Equipment
Electrical Circuit: 12V

Outside Equipment/Extras
Electric windlass

Manufacturer Provided Description

The Beneteau 473 combines extraordinary interior comfort, volume, and light with bluewater strength. Designed by Groupe Finot, this design offers a unique combination of elegant lines with extraordinary space and performance. The 473 also boasts a large array of features and creature comforts not normally found on a boat of this size.

The below article By Zuzana Prochazka from CRUISING OUTPOST Magazine is reprinted with the permission of Bob Bitchin. Enjoy!!

It must be quite an adjustment – going from 320knots to 7, but that’s what Neil Flynn does when hetransitions from his job, flying a 747 to scenic outpostslike Azerbaijan, to his pastime, sailing his Beneteau 473named Kanaloa off the western coast of Florida. Which ismore fun? Well, let’s just say they’re different, and for now,equally thrilling.Kanaloa is the name of the Hawaiian god of the seaand is symbolized by the squid or octopus. He has a yinand yang relationship with Kane, the god of creation andall this sounds really nice until you get to the part whereKanaloa was also considered the god of the Underworld, a teacher of magic and one not to be trusted – althoughto be fair, that last part might have been thrust uponKanaloa by early missionaries looking for an equivalentof their own religion’s devil to be feared. Either way, it’s acommanding name fi t for a vessel with a powerful-lookinghull and aggressive profile. The 473 deck and cabin top arerelatively low but the headroom below is surprising. In anearly review of the design, Bob Perry once said he thoughtthe 473 was exceptionally good looking and reminded himof his own design of the Norseman 447.The Beneteau 473 was created by the French designfirm, Groupe Finot, and built by Beneteau in both France and South Carolina between 2000 and 2005.In the world of production boats, a few models alwaysstandout, and for the 130-year-old company of Beneteau,the 473 is a notable model that is still sought out bycruisers who want performance, oodles of room, anda good value. This is not Neil’s first boat. He grew upsailing the family trimaran out of St. Petersburg andthen owned a Catalina 30. But when it came time tothink about cruising extended distances for longerperiods of time, Neil found a bigger, faster, morecomfortable boat was the way to go.

On DeckAlthough considered a coastal cruiser by some, the473 could certainly go the distance in most blue watersituations. More Beneteaus have crossed an ocean thanany other brand, but of course, that could be becausewith its long history, Beneteau has built more hulls thanany other production builder, so it’s simply a game ofnumbers. One differentiating feature of the 473 is itskeel-stepped mast, so rare on production boats today.The masthead rig with its double aft-swept spreaders also has twin backstays and a baby stay. The original genoa was spec’d at 140% for a sail plan of about 1,100 square feet. Kanaloa has a more manageable headsail and an in-mast furling mainsail, a combination Neil findseasy to single-hand.The traveler is at the companionway so there is mid boomsheeting and the primary winches are electricso it’s all about pushbutton sailing. Her performance isamong Neil’s favorite things about the boat. “She pointswell and is good in a seaway,” he says. “She’s a bit flat soshe pounds to weather but she’s fast and I’ve done sevento eight knots coming back from the islands with theassymetrical up.”The hull is solid glass with an integral grid liner andthe deck is cored with balsa. The nearly plumb bowaffords a waterline length just three feet shorter than herlength overall. Two drafts were available and Kanaloahas a shoal draft cast iron keel with a bulb for the skinnywaters of Florida. She is fairly wide in the backside,and although Neil dislikes the expression, “carries herbeam well aft,” there’s no way of getting around it, she does. Of course, that provides her with an exceptionally comfortable cockpit with twin wheels on either side of the nice walkthrough that leads from the companionway all the way aft to the swimstep. The broad stern can be somewhat pushed around by following seas and is a bit heavy so bottom paint needs to be overlapped up and a few inches onto the transom. Neil added a full bimini that is just smaller than the deck of an aircraft carrier but no dodger, which is something you can get away with only in Florida.

Down BelowKanaloa has a standard two-cabin, two-head layoutalthough a third cabin aft was also originally an option.The glossy cherry interior finish is offset by whiteUltraleather–covered cushions which, combined withthe numerous hatches and fixed ports, make the interiorlight and bright. The large galley is to starboard and hasso much countertop space you could almost lounge on it.In the two-cabin version, the galley got extra space andthree can work simultaneously in the space provided.The freezer is top loading and the fridge has a side doorwhich makes looking for that lost stick of butter easy.The twin sinks are on the centerline to drain well oneither tack.The forward-facing nav station is opposite and hasa well-sized desk and plenty of bulkhead space tomount instruments. Neil installed an iPad as a repeater of the nav information coming from the chartplotter at the port side helm station in the cockpit. With its custom frame, it fits perfectly at eye level and is a clever way touse today’s technology to its fullest potential. The saloon is immense with a U-shaped settee and bench seat to starboard that canaccommodate up to seven around a largetable. A slightly curved, two-seat bench is toport. Cubbies are everywhere and there is noshortage of room for anything you’d want totake on an extended cruise.The master stateroom forward has an islandberth and a private head with electric toiletand stall shower. A second manual head is aftjust ahead of the port side guest cabin with abunk that could practically sleep four. Insteadof the third cabin, Kanaloa has an immenselazarette to starboard that can be accessedfrom the cockpit or the galley that Neil callsthe “garage.”

The 63 hp Westerbeke diesel has 1,300 hours and istucked under the companionway steps. Standard accessis from the front and the sides via access panels. Withthe folding prop that Neil added, the engine will push theboat at over seven knots under power in flat water withminimal headwinds.Over the years, Neil has made a few modifications. Headded a Wells arch which provides a lot of handholds aswell as attach points in the cockpit for items like the two80-watt solar panels. He also revamped the electrical andplumbing systems, replaced the aluminum spacers underthe cleats, added LED lighting, upgraded the alternatorand added a new Raymarine chart plotter as well as aKISS wind generator. Like many owners, he convertedone of the four water tanks to fuel so he now has 150gallons of water and 120 gallons of fuel which is enoughto stay away from the dock for a long while. Although aboat is never truly finished, it seems Kanaloa is fairly wellprepared for cruising and has done so for a month or twoat a time in the Exumas.

Originally, Neil wasn’t looking for a boat as big asKanaloa. He had his sights set on the smaller 42-foot sister,the 423. However, the Ft. Lauderdale dealer had this 2001473 and when the calendar turned to 2003 and carrying thefinancing started to erode the profit margin on a new stockboat, Neil got a great deal on a bigger model with lots of“free” upgrades and features. It must have been kismetbecause for over ten years now, Neil has been enjoying the(relatively slow) pace of life on Kanaloa as he sails herback and forth to the Bahamas and all around SouthernFlorida. He hopes to pursue cruising full time at somepoint, winding through the Caribbean and possibly into theSouth Pacific, when slipping along at seven knots will feellike just the right speed.

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